I do like the idea of library thing (i added it as a gadget instead of putting it in this entry), and i'm going to use it to list new graphic novels on the teen blog (trying to add multiple images within the post using blogger is so frustrating and just takes waaaay too long). I like the fact that you don't need to have the isbn on hand to add titles to your lists, BUT when trying to add multiple titles by the same author (for instance, terry pratchett is one of my very favorites), the "Recently Added" list replaces the list of books by the author and you have to hit search to get it back, AND it starts you at the beginning of the list again. if there is an easier way to do this, i'd love to hear it. So i only added a couple of titles for each of my favorite authors or just the first title in a particular series, etc. similarly, if you want to delete several titles, it refreshes the page after each one (i didn't see a way to delete more than one item at a time), so you constantly have to restart at the top of the page. i've experienced a couple of crashes on the website, don't know if this is a recent occurrance, or if it crashes all the time? other than that i think it's a fun site and i love the visual effect of all the cover art! are online book groups active? i think we're also going to try to use it to promote summer reading and teen interaction. yay.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
who else loves the discworld? (#13)
I do like the idea of library thing (i added it as a gadget instead of putting it in this entry), and i'm going to use it to list new graphic novels on the teen blog (trying to add multiple images within the post using blogger is so frustrating and just takes waaaay too long). I like the fact that you don't need to have the isbn on hand to add titles to your lists, BUT when trying to add multiple titles by the same author (for instance, terry pratchett is one of my very favorites), the "Recently Added" list replaces the list of books by the author and you have to hit search to get it back, AND it starts you at the beginning of the list again. if there is an easier way to do this, i'd love to hear it. So i only added a couple of titles for each of my favorite authors or just the first title in a particular series, etc. similarly, if you want to delete several titles, it refreshes the page after each one (i didn't see a way to delete more than one item at a time), so you constantly have to restart at the top of the page. i've experienced a couple of crashes on the website, don't know if this is a recent occurrance, or if it crashes all the time? other than that i think it's a fun site and i love the visual effect of all the cover art! are online book groups active? i think we're also going to try to use it to promote summer reading and teen interaction. yay.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
don't you know the dewey decimal system?!? (#11)
so #11 is youtube. actually i've been scouring this site for a while now, looking for an old snickers crunch commercial but it still hasn't come up (the one with the subway conductor who "crunches" people in the doors, although the "i am batman" superbowl commercial is still my favorite). i've used it for finding live performances of bands, interviews with celebrities (try tom waits fishing with john lurie) and authors, favorite scenes from movies ("i drink your milkshake!!"), etc. it's fun and it's easy, but sometimes it's hard to find what you're looking for just because there is SOOO much to look through. i've never tried to put any videos on it personally, but i bet it's easy.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
youtube preview
indu and i were checking out youtube for our next entries -- so (as you can see) we practiced embedding the video into a blog! then of course we talked about food. more on this (youtube, that is) later!
unless you'd rather talk about food...
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